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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Step 3: (Optional) Creating a CNware VM Group</h1>
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   <p>A VM group is a group of specified CNware VMs. You can register a VM group to protect data of VMs in the group.</p>
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    <h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4>
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     <li><span>Choose <span class="uicontrol" id="CNware_00014__en-us_topic_0000001839142377_uicontrol14456431877"><b><span id="CNware_00014__en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text134457431679"><strong>Protection</strong></span> &gt; Virtualization &gt; CNware</b></span>.</span></li>
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     <li><span>Click the <span class="uicontrol"><b>VM Groups</b></span> tab and click <span class="uicontrol"><b>Create</b></span>.</span><p></p>
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       <a href="#CNware_00014__table613227155112">Table 1</a> describes the information required for creating a VM group. 
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          <b>Table 1 </b>VM group creation information
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="25.6%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.1.2.1.2.2.3.1.1 "><p>VM Group Name</p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74.4%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.1.2.1.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Customize a VM group name.</p></td>
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           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="25.6%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.1.2.1.2.2.3.1.1 "><p>Select Resource</p></td>
           <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="74.4%" headers="mcps1.3.2.3.1.2.1.2.2.3.1.2 "><p>Select one or more VMs to create a VM group. You can filter the VM resources to be protected by resource ID or VM name. Resources that have been protected or added to other VM groups cannot be selected.</p>
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             <span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span>
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              <p>A maximum of 40 VMs can be selected for a VM group.</p>
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     <li><span>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b>OK</b></span>.</span></li>
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     <strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="CNware_00016.html">Backing Up CNware VMs</a>
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